Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-12-01
special To- Lewiston Journal

BANGuE. Nov -
Tn. Hon Frank Jones Of Portsmouth
y IL ha> been for several days at til,
htiu, Of a friend in Brewer. where. il j.
said. he i, rccupcratng his health. serious
Is affected hy the excitement aud work
during the bitter railroad war at Concord
between the Boston & Maine aud the
Concord roads. Indeed, one gentleman
in position Ia know. says Mr.. Jones, ha-
oycrtaXed his powers, and realizing il,
has left all business, and has placed HIM
self in strict retirement.
Naturally this condition Of things causes
him 70 be the subject Of much conversation
and among those who have recently visit.
ed Bangor and have 80 conyersed. i one
OF the best known democrats OF Maine
himself a politician OF no mean order, and
the holder Of AN important and lucrative
Office. OF Frank Jones. he said 10 some
Of his fellow democrats
You have down here your political
boss, one who, although not living in your
state is the man in Washington, when
Maine matters come up. This is partly
due 10 the influence of beer in the last
election and partly due to the jealousy
existing among Your local would-he boss
e> Cleveland at first, knew no one from
Maine and such Of her men a. have pulled
ANYTHING out. either for themselves OF
friends, have done % solely by the grace
Of Jones How does he come 10 stand 50
strong: Well, Ill give YOU bit of his
story.
Jones /, very successful money getter,
and his income is said to be now about
one million each year, Last season he
made in Portsmouth alone. over three hun
bred thousand barrels OF beer. and, i'll
South Boston brewery and one also in
New York. He is the president of some
association OF brewers, and a leading man
among them.
When the assessment for money for
election purposes was made up in 1854
there was a call for Sl00.OO0 from New
England to be expended in New York.
OF this. Jones subscribed $50 900 and then
informed his brother brewers that they
must pay in tina. amount, which they did,
giving him the cash. You will see that
here Jones got the credit, while others
furnished the funds.
We'll, Cleveland was elected and of
course Jones had the call at Washington.
You will remember that for some time few
changes were made in Maine although
much attention was paid to New Hamp-
shire, That was because Jones was busy
taking care of home folks. When he did
yet around to Maine one of his first moves
vas to transfer the internal revenue Office
10 one of his henchmcn at Portsmouth,
leaving several good democrats down here
out il the cold.
Such men as Vim. Putnam, L. ID. NJ.
SWEET, and others, tried to get a hearing,
but of no avail. Perhaps there was good
reason for ignoring l.. ID. NJ. because he
did not even vote for Cleveland, but the
others were good men. When it came to
distribution of offices, the name of Frank
Jones on the application, was a. good as
all appointment
why, he named the postmaster at
Rockland and allowed Rawson, Boynton
and McCrlIis to selGct man for Bangor.
William Cromwell got in by personal
application of Payson Tucker to Jones,
John NJ Goodwin started in for a place
for his brother in the Kittery navy yard,
and rode right through Portsmouth TO
Washington. When he got there, and had
a hearing, he was told to go back and see
Jones.
The official said the Kittery navy yard
was in the bailiwck of Mr.. Jones, and his
name was necessary when applications
relative to places there were made. Good
win is, as you know, a sterling old time
dem, and he just came home and said
that when he went to New Hampshire for
an endorsement. he should be a great deal
older than he is now"
80 far as | am concerned" continued
the speaker, Il have spent more money
for the democratic party than any man In
Maine / have, | think, some rights as
well as some knowledge of men, and it
makes me sick to see the way things are
managed.
y. II don't believe Cleveland could get to-
k1sy.sa delegation from Maine. Of course
the State is no good to the democrats. any
way. but we ought to be treated decent,
and not be ruled by back beer and Ports
mouth stock ale As far as / am concern
ed. I'd like to see Jim Blaine clean US
out"